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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Clatoo dressed in a nice shirt and bow tie?
(a) He had just been to a funeral.
(b) He had just returned from church with Reverend Jameson.
(c) He was returning from work.
(d) He sold vegetables out of his truck and always wanted to remind people that he was a businessman.

2. When Miss Merle is talking about "Jack" who is she referring to?
(a) The Major.
(b) Snookum.
(c) Mathu.
(d) Candy.

3. What action did Gil want his father to take about the death of his brother, Beau?
(a) Gil wanted to form a lynch mob and pick up Mathu.
(b) Gil wanted to let the police arrest the suspect.
(c) Gil wanted his father, Fix, to talk to Mathu.
(d) Gil wanted Sully to talk to Mathu.

4. What did Mat tell his wife about the shotguns?
(a) There was a lynch mob on the way.
(b) There was trouble at Mathu's house.
(c) He said they were going hunting.
(d) He saw some rabbits he wanted to shoot.

5. Who baked the apple pie?
(a) Miss Bea.
(b) Miss Merle.
(c) Janey.
(d) Lucy, Miss Merle's servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a cap was Chimley wearing?

2. What did Candy always wear?

3. What, according to Johnny Paul, could Mapes NOT see?

4. How did Mapes know Mathu?

5. Who agreed with Gil?

(see the answer key)

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